Imam Ousman Yusufi joined Muslim Center of Somerset County in January 2022 as our resident Imam. He has been visiting our Community for the past few years during the month of Ramadan to lead Taraweeh, Jumu'ah and Eid prayers.
Imam Ousman was born and raised in Albany, NY. At a young age, he ventured to Buffalo, New York, USA and Chatham, Ontario, Canada to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of Islam. First he took the monumental task of memorizing the Quran and committing it to memory at a young age. Thereafter he enrolled into the ‘Alimiyya course spanning nearly 7 years. Upon graduation, he took up a position as a part-time Imam and teacher in Orlando, FL and started a maktab system for the community there.
Imam Ousman is an Islamic Studies graduate from Darul Uloom Al- Madania He has Ijāzah, or license to teach, in the six major books of Ahadīth (Bukhāri, Muslim, Tirmidhī, Nasā’ī, Ibn Mājah, Abū Dāwūd). He also has Ijāzah in the Islamic Sciences, Qur’ān, Tafsīr, Ḥadīth, Fiqh, ‘Usūl al-Fiqh, ‘Usūl al-Ḥadīth, ‘Usūl al-Tafsīr.
Additionally Imam Ousman has an associates degree in Pre health sciences and liberal arts from Central New Mexico Community College.
Imam Ousman is available to meet the community at the MCSC Masjid in Hillsborough, NJ and can be reached via email: Imam@mcscmasjid.org
Imam Ousman was born and raised in Albany, NY. At a young age, he ventured to Buffalo, New York, USA and Chatham, Ontario, Canada to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of Islam. First he took the monumental task of memorizing the Quran and committing it to memory at a young age. Thereafter he enrolled into the ‘Alimiyya course spanning nearly 7 years. Upon graduation, he took up a position as a part-time Imam and teacher in Orlando, FL and started a maktab system for the community there.
Imam Ousman is an Islamic Studies graduate from Darul Uloom Al- Madania He has Ijāzah, or license to teach, in the six major books of Ahadīth (Bukhāri, Muslim, Tirmidhī, Nasā’ī, Ibn Mājah, Abū Dāwūd). He also has Ijāzah in the Islamic Sciences, Qur’ān, Tafsīr, Ḥadīth, Fiqh, ‘Usūl al-Fiqh, ‘Usūl al-Ḥadīth, ‘Usūl al-Tafsīr.
Additionally Imam Ousman has an associates degree in Pre health sciences and liberal arts from Central New Mexico Community College.
Imam Ousman is available to meet the community at the MCSC Masjid in Hillsborough, NJ and can be reached via email: Imam@mcscmasjid.org
